We humans are prone to making mistakes and there isn't a cat alive who won't take advantage of that propensity. One of my dumbest mistakes was when Jenny kept finding my hiding places for da Bird cat wand. I finally put it on top of my 5' dresser, reasoning that she couldn't reach it there.
In the middle of the night I was awakened by a loud crash. Jenny had retrieved da Bird, and my jewelry box and tray of perfume bottles crashed to the floor along with it.Here is your chance to share your own "dumb mistake with a cat" story. Confession is good for the soul.
Kitty Didn't Like Outdoor on a Leash
I healed... neither funny nor tragic. I can say that this experience taught me how to consider things from the cat's point of view, understanding that new experiences really can be frightening to a p…
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Kittens Don't Like Mohawks
i got a huge, noticeable scar on my wrist from onyx :( and now everytime i look at my wrist i want to take back what i did cause the scar is so ugly :( and even when my friends talk to me they notice…
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Did Not Prepare at All
The cat didn't eat. She just kept meowing angrily. I called my friend for help and she told me what I should get. It was 1 AM I got her the food and litter box... She ate the whole box of food. I has…
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Adopting Molly, the Predator Cat
We are owned by a very fat, very lazy, awfully spoiled, beautiful, Darling Cat!!!We do as we are told!!!We don't sleep if Molly doesn't want to.We buy only the flavour of food that Molly likes and tr…
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My Shelf Kitty, Ariel
End result is i made that shelf her bed and moved my clothes to a different area. I still haven't put my bed back together, i have put a sheet over to block the daylight for her and as far as i can t…
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Introducing Kitten to Depressed Senior Cat
Eventually, I decided that the kindest thing to do for Kennie was to remove the interloper. As it happened one of my best friends was cat-bereaved the very week that I had made the decision. I worrie…
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Home Repair Near-Disaster
After we got the tiles pulled down and the drywall sawed away, first Maria poked up her head and I scruffed her quick and put her in the back bedroom. I shut the door on her and the guy called out, "…
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Delayed Vet Trip, on Vet's Advice
Because we didn't realize how serious my cat's injury was instead of suffering for a little while, he took hours to die. It was very traumatic for me to hold my cat as it suffered and watch the life …
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Feline Hairdresser Crash
New hairdo, an upset Mom, an happy cat, and a whole day of unknotting, untangling, and pain..... Makes me shiver to this day...... *shiver* Especially since my hair was to my waist... *shiver, shiver…
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Feeding Inferior Quality Cat Food
My cats have chronic renal failure and one has hyperthyroidism. Razzle had to have the radioactive iodine therapy for his hyperthyroidism which cost about $1,300.00. Razzle sheds way too much. Now I …
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Itchy's Narrow Escape From Washer
... and was gently wakened by my Hero Husband holding a very wet, slightly miffed LIVE cat bundled up in a big towel! I suddenly realized that there might be higher powers. She smelled vaguely of fab…
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Feeding Onions to Cats
We always said that the day Sage stopped eating that we knew she was really sick. One day she did stop. I took her to the vet a couple of days later. She had lost a third of her weight. At first they…
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I Made the Mistake of Smoking Around my Cats
Beau developed a respiratory problem, vet prescribed prednisone, Beau then developed diabetes. I now have to inject the poor thing with insulin twice daily for the rest of his life. Diabetes is not a…
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Tough Love With Cat Didn't Work
Nothing much, moved in, took over the whole househould, still bullying my Tiger, same age, trying to be dominant. He won't try it with my 14-year old Lucy (short for Lucifer/ Jealousy)though, althoug…
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Cats Suffered Because of Poor Cat Food Choices
Both cats shed terribly. Smudge was grossly overweight. She had loose poop and could not clean herself. She had hairballs a few times a weeks. Sid got a urinary tact infection. Both cats had a weaken…
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I Was a Casualty of a Cat Fight
The bite went all the way through my thumb and nail. I had to go to the doc and get a tetanus shot and antibiotics to prevent infection. Even though I knew the attack wasn't intended for me, it still…
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Learn From Others' Mistakes
She was found, locked in a storage area that she couldn't get out of. SIX WEEKS! It's amazing, but she survived severe dehydration, starvation, fatty liver disease and seizures and is now well. Then …
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ALWAYS Read the Label!
Extreme guilt. I immediately wet a wash cloth with warm water and washed her chin of the alcohol. I guess her chin was bacteria-free, though. Sorry Puff-Puff... Oh, and she also got a can of "I'm sor…
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Improper Socialization With New Puppy
My girl cannot won't out of my room to snuggle with me and my cat and dog. (she comes out when he is outside)I have to go to my room early at night to give her company. She is getting better the dog …
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My Quilting Cat
When I looked up, she had removed ALL the pins in my pincushion, one by one! With her teeth, she not only removed the pins, but a few needles! Luckily, she did not get hurt or swallow any of them. I …
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Learned Not to Rush Feral Integration
I think I retarded her ability to relax and understand that she was safe. I also think I may still be paying for that, 6 years later. I know she is more comfortable, and she loves to be under the cov…
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First Vet - THEN Home With Other Cats
I have had cats all my life - I should have known better. What a job to get him to stop using the bathtub and, even now, when he doesn't approve of the kitty litter he doesn't hesitate to go back to…
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Tomodachi, Houdini Cat
Missing jewelry that I found later by vacuuming, chewed up cat wand and treat bag and any pictures I had were gnawed on the edges. I really couldn't be mad at Tomodachi; having cats is great fun. Yes…
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Frosty Only Wanted to Play
This was so funny. I opened up the door that leads to the garage. It is also opening into our mud room. Well I saw something run by so fast and then Frosty chasing it 100 miles per hour. It was a wil…
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Sad Cat Food Lesson
Puki succumbed to kidney failure at the age of 13. He suffered so much! I had to have my mother accompany me to the the vet's to have him euthanized when he was so frail and nauseous. I was so overco…
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Construction Workers to Blame
Conan went off like a rocket. I had claw marks on my abdomen that made it look like I'd had major surgery! And my t-shirt was shredded! Luckily I didn't need stitches. Poor Conan was so unnerved he c…
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A Hard Lesson in Responsible Cat Ownership
Almost put to sleep the day I came home (was scheduled at the vets)! My dad, who was very very fond of Tuffy, scheduled the appt. I think just to scare me and to have me come home! My dad missed me, …
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Lex, a Feline Houdini
I guarantee you, I was ready to set up a homestead at the Rogue River. I could have never left without her. Ever. I would have given up my job and all of my material possessions to camp out there for…
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